Save the date - UMN Parks, Fields, and Grounds Field Day

an aerial view of the turfgrass research field station

Save the date for our Parks, Fields, and Grounds Field Day on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Held in collaboration with the Minnesota Park and Sports Field Management Association and the Minnesota Turf and Grounds Foundation, topics covered will include:    

  • Using moisture sensors for optimizing irrigation
  • Tall fescue and bluegrass mixtures
  • Consumer preferences for low input turfgrasses
  • Fine fescue and perennial ryegrass breeding update
  • Lessons learned on dormant seeding 
  • Traffic tolerance demonstration
  • Fraze mowing demonstration

For questions, please contact UMN Turfgrass Extension Educator Jon Trappe at [email protected].